Being an Extra Actor in an Escape Game

Fei's arrival made Wu Jian greatly relieved.

However, he then began to worry about the other two taskers along the way.

He Shujun and Ding Yi haven't come back yet... What's going on?What difficulties did they encounter?

Or I still don't know the time limit of this nightmare, and I haven't investigated the scene over there, so I'm not in a hurry to come back?

Wu Jian couldn't help feeling a little worried, but then he put these thoughts behind him.

No matter what, after this round of nightmares is over, when the second round of nightmares starts, they must have a way to communicate with each other.

He settled down and told Fei and the others about the discovery in the library.

And Fei also talked about the problems with the space agency.

"so……"

They said in unison, and then looked at each other.

They realized that the other party already understood what happened.

In the end, Fei's lips trembled, and she said with a half-smile, "So, this is the end..."

First, there was an unknown source of madness that lasted for a year, and then there was a sudden and sudden catastrophe.

That's why they lost everything and were imprisoned in this gloomy narrow building, never being able to leave.

Wu Jian's fingers were also trembling slightly, but he tried his best to suppress his fear and not let others find out.

He whispered, "After the end... what happened?" He muttered to himself, "Why did we enter the narrow building?"

Compared with this, Fei is more concerned about another thing.

She said, "Did you find out?"

"what?"

"This nightmare." Fei murmured, "Why did this nightmare enter our field of vision? Why can we know the truth?"

"Because..." Wu Jian almost instinctively wanted to answer this question without thinking, but then he was stunned, and after a while, he said slowly, "Because, the resident of the narrow building came back from a higher floor. !"

Yes, this nightmare is a nightmare from a higher level.

And how many nightmares are there at higher levels?

neither knows.They didn't even know how many floors the narrow building had.

Naturally, no one would have cared if this nightmare had been at a higher level.

They may, by some kind of serendipity, enter this nightmare to explore and solve this nightmare—or not solve it.

But anyway, for Fei and Wu Jian, they might not enter this nightmare.

Because they have missed it.When they were on the floor where this nightmare had been, they hadn't entered this nightmare.

After that, there is a high probability that they will not be able to return to that floor, just to experience this nightmare.

They came back to the narrow building for the nightmare of the ruins, for the strange characteristics of "forgotten memory" possessed by that nightmare.That's why I went back to the bottom of the narrow building.

Afterwards, they stayed on the bottom floor of the narrow building because of rumors one after another.The rest of the questers are presumably for the "Ultimate Nightmare" and they are for the "Doomsday".

But no matter what, in the end, they still met this nightmare.

If this nightmare hadn't appeared at the bottom of the narrow building under the current situation, then I'm afraid they wouldn't have set their sights on the past at all.

And even though Mu Jiashi has experienced this nightmare, even though he seems to have some understanding of the truth that this nightmare symbolizes.

But before Fei and Wu Jian became suspicious of the residents of the narrow building, Mu Jiashi couldn't taste any truth from Su Enya's hint at all.

Fei and Wu Jian don't understand the doomsday, while Mu Jiashi doesn't understand the residents of Zhailou.

But they got together by coincidence, and pieced together the truth.

One coincidence after another.So many coincidences come together, really, can it be called a coincidence?

This is really unbelievable, so they have to wonder if there is an invisible hand pushing something behind this?But who can piece together such a coincidence?

There seemed to be a strong wind blowing in Fei's heart, making her originally clear and clear thinking instantly become unclear.

She closed her eyes with a headache, and then said firmly: "Leave this alone. Let's solve this nightmare first."

Wu Jian also nodded.

He faintly realized that just now, they seemed to have touched something they had never thought of before, a certain possibility.

Who can have the monstrous power in the narrow building, so that they can discover the truth among countless seemingly coincidental encounters?

ne.

When these two letters appeared in Wu Jian's mind, he was startled.

Almost instinctively, he looked around in fear, fearing that his thoughts would be discovered.

But by whom?

By NE.

NE is the ruler of the whole narrow building.It can erase human memory, it can control human brain.

It is the invisible tyrant, the invisible hand.Only it can do that, only it.

But how is this possible? !

Wu Jian swallowed with difficulty, feeling as if he had heard the Arabian Nights.

He shook his head, hurriedly put this incredible possibility behind him, and followed the rest of the taskers back to the library.

At this moment, Cun Tou has persuaded Xu Beijin to take them to the office on the fifth floor.

Now that Fei and the others are back, they will naturally go there together.A group of people walked to the fifth floor in a mighty manner.

Xu Beijin took the lead, and Lingo naturally followed him.Coupled with the addition of a few taskers and the student who followed them silently, the team was procrastinated and very irregular, and everyone had their own thoughts.

When she saw Xu Beijin, Fei couldn't help being stunned.

Not long ago, when she saw the bookstore on the street, she wondered if the bookstore owner on the ground floor of the narrow building would appear in this nightmare.Unexpectedly, he actually appeared, but he was not the owner of the bookstore.

He became a staff member of the library.

Even now, Fei is still very interested in Xu Beijin's nightmare.What kind of nightmare would that be?

When Xu Bei was absolutely unwilling to reveal his nightmare to the outside world, and Fei also realized that the residents of the narrow building were probably their kind, so she could only put away her curiosity.

Besides, it was Xu Beijin who reminded her of the problem of the residents of the narrow building.

However, there are also some faint guesses in Fei's heart.

Bookstores, libraries... Coupled with Xu Beijin's mysterious identity and vague reminders, Fei thought, he must have a very important secret, right?

The owner of the bookstore on the ground floor of the narrow building... the bookstore... Fei looked at the countless books in the library, and what Wu Jian said, the book that hides the secrets of other nightmares.And Xu Beijin has an entire bookstore.

This nightmare contains elements of other nightmares.

Just now, Wu Jian said in a particularly delicate tone that Xu Beijin also knew about their experience in the last nightmare, and mentioned the group of lunatics they met in that building in the last nightmare.

He knows those nightmares.Moreover, he also took the initiative to hint to them the problems of the residents of the narrow building.

In addition, Fei once heard from Mu Jiashi that he used a batch of drinks and exchanged clues to a nightmare with Xu Beijin, which was the last nightmare they went to.

equivalent exchange...

Fei muttered the word.

She thought, obviously, Xu Beijin had good intentions towards them, even though they hadn't communicated particularly carefully.

The bottom floor of the narrow building...the bottom floor...

Fei once thought about why the main brain NE must be on the top floor of the narrow building?

She is also wondering now, is the main brain NE really the opposite of human beings?

But it seems that the invisible hand, the hand that pushed them to find the truth, belonged to someone who could do whatever he wanted and plan everything in the narrow building...

And that could only be NE.

NE is helping them, and Xu Beijin is also helping them.

NE may not be on a higher floor, but Xu Bei is on the bottom floor of the narrow building.

NE must have the clue to the nightmare, and Xu Beijin has an entire bookstore.

And Xu Beijin never revealed his nightmare to the outside world.

More importantly, the name.

Isn't that obvious?

NE, northend, the end of the north.

Xu Beijin...

Fei took a deep breath, her complexion was pale, and her mentality was on the verge of collapse because of the guesses that arose in her heart.

She knew there was a lot of inconsistency in it.

For example, why would NE help them?

For another example, Xu Beijin is obviously a human being, how could he be an artificial intelligence?

Another example, if Xu Beijin is really NE and has good intentions towards human beings, why hasn't he done anything for so many years?until now?

Fei couldn't figure out these things.

She lowered her head, smiled wryly, and thought to herself, maybe this is just her wild imagination.

NE, how could it be human?

Maybe everything is just a coincidence.

Fei thought so.

She let go of that guesswork.

They came to the office on the fifth floor.

Xu Beijin took out a key from his pocket and opened the door to the fifth floor.They walked into the corridor on the fifth floor together.

Xu Beijin said: "I hope you don't randomly look through my colleagues' belongings." Then he smiled wryly, "However, I'm afraid they won't come back here either."

"What happened?" Fei asked almost subconsciously, "Aside from you, where are the other staff in the library?"

She realized that in the information Wu Jian told her, there seemed to be no part about other library staff at all.

She glanced at Wu Jian, and Wu Jian smiled guiltyly.

But it's not too late to ask, it just so happens that they have reached the fifth floor.

Xu Beijin was silent for a moment, and did not answer this question immediately.because……

He actually didn't know the answer to this question, he was sorting out the information that appeared in his mind and provided to him by the mastermind NE.

However, such a pause is also just right, enough for the taskers to make up some tragic past.

Afterwards, Xu Beijin said in a deep voice, "They've all gone crazy."

"Crazy?" Fei asked in surprise, she couldn't help but ask, "If you're crazy, shouldn't you continue working in the library?"

"The library... is different." Xu Beijin said, "After the madness spread in human society, many people have changed... It's like a museum. If it weren't for the insistence of the old curator, then I'm afraid there would be no People are willing to stay in the museum and continue to work.”

Regarding the museum, NE did not provide him with relevant information, but he saw the relevant situation through the live broadcast room, so he said it logically at this time.

For the taskers, this only makes his image more mysterious, as if he knows the nightmare situation like the back of his hand.

But in fact, he just cheated through the live broadcast system.

Fei asked in a little surprise: "Is the library, the museum...the original employees unwilling to work?"

"They seem to think that this kind of work is more abhorrent." Xu Beijin said, "They think it is meaningless. Not only themselves, but also some employees have to leave the library because of the opposition of their families."

Doesn't make sense...?

Crimson was silent.

She suddenly thought of the empty, deserted space building.

Indeed, at this moment, human society may not need to take the stars and seas, the civilizations of the past, and the history of the past seriously.

They are facing a harsher reality.There are many things they need to do, but they don't need to care about the past human civilization.

This is a troubled time.

There is no point in anything other than survival and struggle.

Why does the degree of civilization always regress after the troubled times?

This is an inevitability that cannot be stated.

In the silence, several taskers tacitly ignored the topic, scattered around the fifth floor of the library, and began to search for possible clues.

But it is obvious that there are no living people on the fifth floor.

After a while, Fei and Wujian joined together.

Wu Jian said in surprise, "Could it be that there are only two living people in the library?"

Fei said: "It is not only the living who can bring clues."

Wu Jian nodded.

At this moment, an inch-thrust who was a little far away suddenly turned to them and said, "Come and see this office!"

Several people gathered around.

In the offices here, most of the doors are open.They came to one of them, which seemed to be some kind of ancient book research center. There were a lot of ancient books and even bamboo slips piled up on the table.

Wu Jian couldn't help asking in amazement: "Why are such things randomly piled up here?"

"Because no one is working anymore."

They turned their heads and found that it was the boy who looked like a student.

He said: "There is no one working here, only Brother Xu is left here." He pointed to Xu Beijin, "Originally, after the madness spread among us, the library planned to put some of the precious things here. Ancient books moved away.

"But before I could finish it, the staff stopped coming one after another. Before leaving, they messed up the books in the library, saying that they were useless things...

"I came to the library as a part-time job last summer. Later, my family members also... went crazy, so I often come to the library. I have nothing else to do anyway. I will stay with Brother Xu, if I have time Just sort out the books.

"These books were taken out by categories at the beginning, but now I don't know where to put them, and I can't find someone to receive them, so I have to pile them up here and sort them out temporarily."

The missionaries gradually understood.

There was nothing they could do about what happened to the library.Besides, they care more about the truth of this nightmare than what happens here, rather than some books here.

Seeing that they were indifferent, the boy had no choice but to turn his gaze to Xu Beijin.

Xu Beijin shook his head lightly.

Fei and Wu Jian, as well as Mu Jiashi, watched the two people's eye contact, but couldn't help thinking, are they acting according to the script?

After realizing the problems of the residents of the narrow building, they can no longer fully participate in this nightmare. Instead, they always regard themselves and others as people in the play.

Don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing.

They continued to explore on the fifth floor of the library.

Time passed little by little.

After a few minutes, Cun Tou suddenly made a "shh" gesture and said, "Did you hear anything?"

The missionaries looked at each other.

They listened intently, and vaguely heard rustling sounds from an office.

"That's..." Wu Jian hesitated for a moment, "Radio?"

When the tasker was on the fifth floor of the library and heard the rustling sound of the radio, Ding Yi and He Shujun were also on their way back to the library.

They have just left the museum.

Originally, the old curator wanted to take them to visit again, but He Shujun left the museum smoothly because he was not feeling well and wanted to see a professional doctor.

Or maybe it was because they hadn't started to visit yet, so the old curator decided to let them go.

As they were leaving, they saw the van that the museum was transferring the collections also drive out of the side door.

I don't know where it is going, maybe it is also a scene in a nightmare?

Ding Yi and He Shujun quickly walked back along the road where the bus drove them.

However, after walking for a while, they encountered an endless stream of lunatics.Not only does it make them sick and dizzy, it also blocks their way, sometimes forcing them to take a detour.

At this time, He Shujun couldn't help but said helplessly: "How long do we have to walk before we can return to the library?"

She realized at this moment, because it was a bus when she came, and the bus was driving faster and faster in the following distance.Therefore, they seem to have greatly underestimated the distance of this section of the road.

They walked for ten minutes, but they couldn't see the next stop of the bus, which was the Art Museum, let alone their actual destination library.

He Shujun couldn't help feeling a little frustrated.

She thought for a while, and then said: "Why don't we investigate all the shops along the road, after all, when we went to the museum, we took the bus and didn't pay attention to the surrounding situation at all."

Ding Yi said, "Okay, I have no objection."

So, they slowed down even more and paid attention to the shops on the street.

A lot of lunatics.

Once he looked carefully, He Shujun couldn't help sighing.

She already roughly knows what happened in this world.The doctor explained it to them, making them more or less confident about this nightmare.

However, they didn't really meet those crazy humans along the way.

They went to the museum by bus, and the driver and passengers on the bus, as well as the people in the museum, were crazy, but not particularly dangerous.

Their madness is controllable and non-lethal.

But what they encounter now is different.

He Shujun looked at the scene inside the French window with some surprise and disgust.

This is an educational institution that provides supplementary lessons and quizzes for middle school students after their classes.

Surprisingly, at this moment, it is still full of people.

Parents and children blocked the room, and most of them were waiting in line to go in for tutoring, but only a few lucky ones could enter that room and receive education from tutors.

There are floor-to-ceiling windows on both sides of the room, one facing the street outside and the other facing the parents waiting in the store.

Those parents and children who were waiting looked at the people studying inside with envy.

There are not only students in that room, but also parents.In this special tutoring institution, parents also need to accompany the children when they are studying.

The purpose of parental accompaniment is not to allow children to concentrate on their studies, but to...

He Shujun stared blankly at that scene, frowning.

She saw that the parents stretched out their arms, and the thin blood vessels were fixed on their arms. The thin blood flow was drawn from their veins, and then gathered into a small bowl on the students' desks.

The students all held dip pens, lowered their heads to write calmly and focusedly, dipped the tip of the pen in the blood of their parents from time to time without looking at it, and then continued to write.

Parents looked at their children with relief.

Although they were pale, tired and weak, they were proud.Their children's homework also has their share of hard work.

He Shujun only felt that goosebumps were about to come out all over his body.The small bowls of bright red blood made her feel dizzy and painful.Her lips trembled as she whispered, "Crazy? Crazy..."

Ding Yi lowered his eyes silently, not watching that scene.

He Shujun closed her eyes bitterly, stomped her feet vigorously, and hurried away from the windows of this educational institution.

When Ding Yi caught up with her, He Shujun said to her, "You're really crazy!"

Ding Yi said: "This kind of madness seems to have something to do with their experiences before they went crazy."

He Shujun said: "My parents are not like this." She thought for a while, and then said, "I'm not like those crazy kids either. Could it be that this kind of madness really comes from their original lives?"

Ding Yi smiled helplessly.

She realized that even though he was in the narrow building, He Shujun still seemed to retain a bit of the cheerful personality that belonged to the earth and in peacetime.

It is hard to imagine how such a straightforward and kind young man can live in a place like Narrow Building.

Or, is life itself such a grind?

She didn't answer He Shujun's question, and He Shujun didn't ask any more.

They intend to move on.

However, at this moment, they suddenly heard a dull and indistinct loud noise from afar.

It must be the sound of something falling, collapsing or even exploding.

The two looked up subconsciously, only to find that the sky in the distance had already become groggy, and the original blue sky was covered by black smoke, dust, and messy debris.

Ding Yi was stunned, and subconsciously said, "W-what..."

She felt a shock wave, like a gust of wind, knock her down.She heard ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, like the sound of many things falling.She felt dizzy.

Then, suddenly, she heard some... some horrible, indescribably muffled sound in her ear.

what?

Ding Yi turned his head almost subconsciously, and then his pupils constricted.

She couldn't forget that scene until the nightmare restarted.I'm afraid she will never forget that scene.

A huge rock hit from afar completely buried He Shujun.That lively, young girl died silently in an instant.The flowing blood slowly came to Ding Yi's feet.